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No. 541,173. Patented June 18, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MADDOX AND HENRY DUNLAP, OF WEST UNION, OHIO.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming pa1'At of Letters Patent No. 541,173, dated June18, 1895.

Application filed April 6, 1895.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. MADDOX and HENRY DUNLAP, citizens of-theUnited States, residing at West Union, in the county of Adams and Stateof Ohio, have invented a v new and useful Ohurn, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in churns.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofchurns, to enable butter to be rapidly produced, and to provide meanswhereby the butter may be separated from the rest of the contents of thechurn body, after the operation of churning has been completed.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churn constructedVin accordance with this invention, the dasher mechanism being elevatedabove the ohurn-body and slightly swung outward. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical sectional view, the dasher mechanism being located within thechurn-body. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, the parts beingarranged as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. iis a detail perpective view of thebutter receptacle or strainer.

Like numerals of .reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a cylindrical churn body, provided with legs 2, and havinga circular cover 3, which is provided with a hinged section 4, and whichis pivotally mounted between curved arms 5 of a vertically movable slide6. The slide 6 is located at one side of the churn body, and is arrangedin a vertical way or socket 7, substantially rectangular in cross-Section, and constructed of sheet metal. The arms 5 of the slide form asemi-circular support and are provided at their ends with perforationsto receive pivots 8 of the cover 3.

The cover 3 has centrally journaled on it a vertical dasher-shaft 9,dependingfrom the cover and having arranged on it reversely rotatingdashers 10 and 11. The dasher 10 is secured to and carried by the shaft,and is Serial No.'544,800. (No model.)

provided with upper and lower oppositely disposed horizontal perforatedarms or blades, and has a central connecting portion or web 'ner dasher,and the latter rotates freely without coming in contact with the outerdasher. The outer dasher is provided at its top and bottom with tubularportions or bearings arranged loosely on the shaft, and the uppertubular portion is formed by a sleeve 14, eX- tended vertically abovethe cover, and provided with a collar which bears against the outer faceof the cover, whereby the dasher is properly positioned on the shaft.

Bevel gear wheels or pinions 15 and 16 are secured respectively to theupper end of the shaft, and to the upper end of the sleeve, and aresimultaneously engaged and reversely rotated by a bevel gear wheel 17 ofa shaft l18, which is mounted on a swinging frame 19, hinged to one sideof the churn body. The outer end of the drive shaft is provided with abalance wheel 20, having a suitable handle,

whereby the dasher mechanism is operated.

The frame 19 is hinged adjacent to the socket or casingto a rectangularboxing 21,

and consists vof a substantially rectangular standard, which, when in avertical position is adapted to cover and conceal the socket 7. Thehinged frame is provided at its top with an arm, and has suitablebearings for the drive-shaft, and it is connected at a pointintermediate of itsends to one end of a wire cord or rope 22, whichpasses over a pulley 23, and through an opening of the socket or casing7, and has its other end attached to the lower end of the slide 6,whereby, when the hinged frame is swung downward, the slide is raisedvertically, and carries with it the cover and the dasher mechanism.

The hinged frame is locked in its vertical position by a catch 24,hinged or journaled on the swinging frame, and provided at oppositesides of the same with arms substantially L-shaped, and arranged toengage eyes of the churn body.

When the slide is elevated, the dasher mechrooy anism is carried abovethe churn body, and a cylindrical or circular receptacle vor pan 25,which is swiveled to the lower end of the shaft, is also located abovethe churn body.` The receptacle is provided with a central sleeve orsocket, and is swiveled by means of a setscrew 26, mounted on the sleeveor socket, and

- and in tilting the receptacle the perforated side is designed to beturned inward over the churn body. This will permit the contents of thereceptacle to drain thoroughly, Without liability of spilling any of theliquid on the iloor or other supportiug surface. l

The churn body is provided at one side, near its bottom, with a drainopening or spout, which may be closed in any suitable manner,

such as by means of a plug, or it may have al valveand near its top thebody is provided with a handle 27.

It will be seen that the churn is simple and comparatively inexpensivein construction, and that it is readily manipulated, and may be readilyarranged for draining the butter after the operation of churning hasbeen completed, and that the butter is readily collected and removed.

Changes in the form, proportiomand the minor details of constructionmaybe resorted to without departin'g from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

l. ln a churn, the combination of a churn body, a vertically movableslide mounted on the churn body and provided with arms, a cover arrangedon the churn body and pivotally mounted on said arms and carried by theslide, dasherimechanism connected with and Ycarried by the cover, abutter receptacle con,

nected with and adapted to be raised by the dasher mechanism, and meansfor elevating the slide and raising the dasher mechanism and thereceptacle above the churn body, whereby those parts may be swungoutward, substantially as described.

2. In a churn, the combination of a churn body, a cover arrangedthereon, a slide capable of vertical movement and mounted on the churnbody and provided with arms located f at opposite sides of the coverand'pivotally connected therewith, dasher mechanism carried by thecover, and a downwardly swinging frame hingedly'mounted at one side ofthe body and connected with'and adapted to elevate the slide, andcarrying gearing for operating the dasher mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a churn, the combination of a churn body, a vertically'movableslide mounted on the churn body and provided at its upper end with arms,a Lcover pivoted to the arms and arranged on the body, dasher mechanismcarried by the cover, a butter receptacle connected with the dashermechanism, a pulleys mounted on the body, a downwardly swinging frame,and a flexible connection arranged on the pulley and having one endattached to the bottom of the slide and its other end Se-` cured totheframe, substantially as described. 4. In a churn, the combination of abody, a

cover carrying the dasher mechanism, a vertical socket located at oneside of the body at the exterior thereof,a vertical slide arranged inthe socket and connected with the cover and adapted to elevate thesame,anda downwardly swinging frame connected with the slide and adaptedto elevate the same and located adjacent to the socket and provided witha hollow standard receiving and concealing the socket and the slide whenin a vertical position, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aixedour signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. MADDOX.

HENRY DUNLAP.

Witnesses:

JAS. J. THOMAS, O. C. REYNOLDS.

